District 4 - Jerry Starnes

Jerry Starnes was elected to the Prattville City Council in 2012. He grew up in Prattville and has one son, Jett, who attends Prattville High School.

Jerry graduated from Prattville High School in 1986 and from Troy State University in 1991 with a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. He later earned his Master’s degree in Justice Public Safety from Auburn University in Montgomery.

Starnes began work for the State of Alabama in 1993. He served as a Correctional Officer for three years with the Department of Corrections before going to work with Department of Public Safety as an Executive Security Officer at the Governor’s Mansion. In 1998, he began work with Alabama Pardons and Parole Board and is currently assigned as a Probation and Parole District Manager.

He currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Alabama Army National Guard where he has served for 23 years. He served a tour in Iraq in 2004 to 2005 as a Military Police Officer and was awarded the Purple Heart in November 2005.

Starnes attends First United Methodist Church where he serves as an usher. He is the President of Community Corrections Board (Elmore and Autauga County), Chairman of Programs on the Alabama Council on Crime/Delinquency, a member of the Alabama National Guard Association, and a member of Alabama League of Municipalities. He is a member of the Autauga Troy University Alumni Chapter and a member of Kiwanis Club. Jerry is a member of the Prattville Chamber of Commerce and graduated from the Autauga County Leadership.